fractionate

ˈfrækʃəˌneɪt

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Definition of fractionate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

chemistry

TECH.

separate substances by distillation or crystallization

TECH.

They fractionated the mixture to isolate the desired compound.

purify

separate

science

TECH.

divide into fractions or components

TECH.

The process was used to fractionate crude oil into simpler substances.

partition

separate

hypnosis

Dated

use fractionation technique in hypnosis

Dated

The hypnotist decided to fractionate the session.

divide

partition

separate

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Origin of fractionate

Latin, fractio (a breaking)

Examples of fractionate in a sentence

To purify the sample, they had to fractionate it.
Scientists can fractionate the mixture into its components.
The lab technician needed to fractionate the sample for analysis.
He learned to fractionate to deepen the trance.
The therapist used fractionate techniques to enhance relaxation.

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French:fractionner, segmenter, ...
German:trennen, fraktionieren, ...
Italian:frazionare, segmentare, ...
Spanish:fraccionar, dividir, ...
Portuguese:fracionar, ...
Chinese:分馏, 分段, ...
Japanese:分留する, 分割する, ...
Arabic:فَصَلَ بِالتَّقْطِير, فَصَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְרִיד, לְפַרֵּק, ...
Russian:фракционировать, проводить фракционирование, ...
Ukrainian:фракціонувати, використовувати фракціонування, ...
Hindi:अंशों में अलग करना, अंशों में विभाजित करना, ...
Bengali:বিভাজন করা, ভাগ করা, ...
Catalan:separar, fraccionar, ...
Czech:frakcionovat, rozdělit, ...
Danish:adskille, fraktionere, ...
Dutch:fractioneren, opdelen, ...
Greek:διαχωρίζω, κλασματοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:frakcionálni, felbontani, ...
Khmer:បំបែកជាភាគដោយការចម្រាញ់, បំបែកជាប្រភាគ, ...
Korean:분별하다, 분류하다, ...
Persian:جزء جزء کردن, تفکیک کرد, ...
Polish:frakcjonować, zastosować frakcjonowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):fracionar, segmentar, ...
Romanian:a fracționa, a segmenta, ...
Swedish:fraktionera, dela upp, ...
Thai:แยกส่วน, แบ่งแยก, ...
Turkish:fraksiyone etmek, fraksiyonlamak, ...
Vietnamese:phân đoạn, chia nhỏ, ...

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